Cherry Tree (Live) — 10,000 Maniacs
Chords and lyrics for Cherry Tree (Live) by 10,000 Maniacs (key of G).
Intro
[G] [C] [G] [C]
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Verse 1
[G]Over your [Em]shoulder
[C]Please don't mind [Em]me
[G]If my eyes have [Em]fallen
[C]Onto your [G]magazine
[Em]I've been watching and [C][G]wondering
Why your face is [Em]changing
[C]With every line you [G]read
Chorus
[Bm]All those lines and [G]circles, to [Bm]me, a [Em]mystery
[Bm]Eve pull down the [G]apple and [Bm]give taste to [G]me
[Am]If she could it would be [D]wonderful
[C]But my pride is in the [Em]way
[G]I cannot read to [Em]save my life
[C]I'm so ashamed to [G]say
Verse 2
[G]I live in [Em]silence
[C]Afraid to [Em]speak
[G]Of my life of [Em]darkness
[C]Because i cannot [G]read
Chorus
[Bm]All those lines and [G]circles, to [Bm]me, a [Em]mystery
[Bm]Eve pull down the [G]apple and [Bm]give taste to [G]me
[Am]If she could it would be [D]wonderful
[G]Then I wouldn't need someone [Em]else's eyes
[C]To see what's in front of [Em]me
[G]No one [C]guiding [G]me
Verse 3
[G]It makes me [Em]humble
[C]To be so [Em]green
[G]At what every [Em]kid can do
[C]When he learns a to z[G]
Chorus
[Bm]All those lines and [G]circles
[Bm]Just frighten [Em]me and I [Bm]fear that I'll be [G]trampled
[Bm]If you don't reach for [G]me
[Am]Before I run I'll have to [D]take a fall
Outro
And [G]when pick [Em]myself up, so [C]slowly
I'll [D]devour every [Em]one of those
[G]Books in the [C]tower of [D][G]knowledge
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